Funnel fob automobiles



June 19, 1923 1,459,299

M. THOMPSON FUNNEL FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Aug. 1, 1921Milivzafhozzgvsogz.

Patented June 19, 1923.

,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON THOMPSON, or ROLAND, IOWA.

FUNNEL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed August 1, 1921. SerialNo. 488,956. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that" .1, MILTON Ti-ioMrsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at B0- land, in the county of Story, State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Funnels for Automobiles;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in filling devicesand particularly to filling devices for automobile radia tors.

One object of the invention is to provide an attachment for the fillingtube of an automobile radiator which, when swung into inoperativeposition, provides an ornament for the front of the automobile.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which can beswung into one position to lie over the filling tube of the radiator,and then swung into another position, where it is maintained insuspended relation to the automobile, as an ornamental attachmentresembling a bell.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of an automobileradiator showing the invention applied to the filling cap, and inposition to serve as an ornament.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same showin the device swung up intoposition for filling the radiator.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the parts shown in Figure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing, 10 represents aportion of the radiator of an automobile, having the filling tube 11,provided with .the closure cap 12.

Engaged around the filling tube 11, below the cap 12, is a ring or band13, the same being an open ring and having its arms extended in parallelrelation forwardly from the filling tube, at 13. A bolt 14 is disposedthrough the arms, adjacent the filling tube 11, to firmly clamp the ringaround the tube.

Disposed between the outer ends of the arms of the ring 13 is an arm 15,and disposed through the arms and the inner end portion of the arm 15,is a bolt 16, having its head bearing against one arm 13, and a wing nut17 bearing against the other arm 13, so that the arm 15 may be firmlyand frictionally held between the arms 13', when desired, for thepurpose of preventing the arm 15 from pivotal movement when the deviceis in inoperative position. Disposed transversely through the outer endsof the arms 13 is a pin 18 which is received in a notch 19, formed inthe lower edge face of the arm 15, when said arm is in lowered position,the pin serving to prevent the arm 15 from falling below a horizontalposition.

Disposed in an inverted position at the outer end of the arm 15, andsecured to said arm, is a funnel 20.

Upon loosening the winged nut 17, the arm 15- may be swung upwardly andover toward the filling tube 11, and upon removing the cap 12, of thetube, the spout 20 of the funnel will be disposed within the fillingtube. WVater may then be poured into the radiator without danger ofspilling, which occurs when water is poured into the filling tube from alarge receptacle such as a bucket. The wide mouth of the funnel permitsthe water to be poured into the tube without loss.

When not in use, the funnel is swung into the position shown in Figure1, the funnel having the appearance of a bell, which serves as anornament for the automobile.

The device is sim le, composed of few parts, and can be rea ily appliedto the filling tube of any automobile, without modifications thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with the filling tube of an automobile radiator, of afilling funnel and ornament therefor comprising a bracket detachablysecured to the said filling tube and extending forwardly therefrom, saidbracket being provided with a slot in which is disposed a pivot member,said pivot member being adjustable toward and away from the fillingtube, an arm movably supported on the pivoted member for movement intopositions toward and away from the filling tube, a funnel carried by thefree end of the arm and arranged to lie over the filling tube at timesand in an inverted position away from the tube at times, lateral meanson the bracket for supporting engagement with the said arm Whenthefunnel is inverted, and

means on the pivot of the arm for engagement with the bracket to clampthe arm against pivotal movement away from the 5 lateral means at times.

2. The combination with the filling tube of an automobile radiator ofpair of forwardly extending arms clamped on the said tube and formedwith longitudinal aligning 10 slots, a pivot disposedthrough the slots,an arm on the pivot for swinging movement to extend toward and away fromthe filling tube; a lateral pin on the outer-end of the pair: otarms',said pivoted arm being' dis- 15 posed between said pair of arms, afunnel carried by the free end of the pivoted arm andjarranged lto movewith theflarmlto lie in filling position with respect to the fillingtube and in inverted position away from the -tube aml forwar'dly of thebracket arms, and D a clamping means on the said pivot formaintaining'the pivoted arm in engagement with the said pinand againstpivotal movement when thefimnel is inverted.

In testil'nony, I affix my signature, in the 25 presence of twowitnesses I M ILIONTHOMPSON. v Vitnessesc I FRED E. IIANSEIQI l a N,AMnRosn.

